The Weather Channel – RetroCast(weather.com) |
The Weather Channel – RetroCast(weather.com) |
Good job Weather Channel dev. I just wish it would loop forever. Make a loop checkbox at the start screen.
Also the music slaps.
Edit: another comment mentioned it was generated with Suno
Also for those of us like me who grew up with a cable provider that still ran the old WeatherStar III, there's this one: https://weatherstar3000.netbymatt.com/
I don't think they were trying to recreate the thing you were expecting, but it seems a little harsh to call it low effort. It's neat! A fun little nod to their history.
That'll be a memory thing then, because unsurprisingly there are some serious Weather Channel nerds out there and the history of the local programming as well as the STARs that powered it is quite well documented.
The only thing that looked anything like this was the WS4000. WeatherStar III and Jr. didn't have graphics at all while WeatherStar XL had a much more modern graphic design.
If you want to nerd out on this stuff, here's a good link to start with: https://www.twcarchive.com/wiki/Weather_Star
It’s useful for this purpose because all of the data is in the same format as the original down to the different forecast types and phrasing used
Either way, thanks to the wonders of open source here's a fork that works for other parts of the world: https://mwood77.github.io/ws4kp-international/
Probably still a rpi.
What kind of sensitive thing is there that the page must be region-restricted?
Title: Neon Office Glide Performer: 555indigo comment: made with suno; created=2026-03-31T19:07:49.773Z; id=f122d9dc-493a-4249-b7d7-3b4fd2995726 lyrics-eng: [Instrumental]
You can change the units and location by clicking the gear icon next to the city on the screen it shows in between broadcasts.
Thank you so much, y'all!
Thanks!